Richie McCabe
Richard Paul McCabe
Born: March 12, 1933
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Deceased: January 4, 1983
Denver, CO
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
College: Pittsburgh
High School: North Catholic (Pittsburgh, PA)
Career: 1955-1961
Drafted: 1955 in Round 22, #258 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Richie McCabe played from 1955 to 1961 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. McCabe intercepted 9 passes for 54 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| NFL | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 25 | 0 | |
| AFL | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 25 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1955 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 0 |
Honors
1960 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1960 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1960 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
